This Is Us

 Hello scrappy friends!  Happy December!!

New month means new challenge!  This month at Challenge YOUrself is Anything Goes!!  The best kind of challenge out there.  It's a total free for all.

Here is mine for inspiration.

 I absolutely love this photo!

This is our tribe and it is now complete as of August.  Our last child got married at the beginning of August and our last grandchild was born in mid August. 

For this layout I used absolutely everything from my stash.  From the paper to the the embellishments.  Nothing is of a certain collection.  I've been really trying to use up my stash this past year and I'm going to continue.  It's fun finding stuff you forgot you had.

Now it's your turn!  "Anything Goes" this month.  It doesn't get any better than that!  So go get really creative.  However, be sure to include YOU in a photo, that is the only must.  Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for you chance to win a fun prize and to see tons of inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy scrapping!

Tracy

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends and happy November!

Say what?? 

The holidays are just around the corner!  

When did that happen?  

You know what happens when we enter a new month... 

a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself is up and ready for you to tackle.  

Dig out those stamp sets!  It's all about using stamps this month.  

This one got me out of my box because I never stamp.  I need to do this more often because I've got tons of them.  Here is my inspiration.

This is us celebrating our oldest granddaughter.  Nine years old!! Omgoodness!  

Where does the time go?  Isn't she just beautiful?!!

For this layout all I used was a piece of craft paper and a sticker sheet from Echo Park's Happy Birthday 2017 collection. I stamped the polka dot background and a couple highlight words in the journaling. I also added a resin Happy Birthday piece from an actual birthday cake decor as the title.  Ha!  I'm always keeping odds and ends to use on future layouts.  Does anybody else do this?

What do you think?  I'm very pleased with my outcome by using very little product.  

Now it's your turn!  Go get creative!

Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win a fun prize!  

I'm excited to see what you come up with.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping

Tracy

A Grandmother's Love Is Forever

 Hello scrappy friends and happy October!

I'm not ready for summer to end!  However, our fall weather has been perfect so far.  It's starting to look like fall but still feels like summer.  I love it!

With a new month upon us it's time to share a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself.  This month we are working with color, or should I say a splash of color. We would like to see a black and white layout with only one other color choice.

Here is mine for inspiration...

Aww, just look at our newest addition.  

Say hello to Bentlee Alexander... born August 20, 2021.  

He is the absolute sweetest boy and I couldn't be more proud to be his Grammie.

I'm a total sucker for grid designs and I love how this turned out.  Clean and simple but yet very powerful!  My papers and embellishments are all 100% mixture from my stash.  My "LOVE" title is a woodsie that I painted black and I then typed the rest of my title onto white scrap paper.  Easy peasy!

Now it's your turn!  Go get creative and have fun with it.  Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance at a great prize.  Oh, and don't forget to include YOU in a photo... that is a must!

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy Scrapping!

Tracy

Life Is Better With Friends

 Happy September friends!

OMG where did August go?  I'm not ready for the summer to end!

With it being a new month, you know what that means... we've got a new challenge ready for you to tackle at Challenge YOUrself.  This months theme is all about friendship!  We all have those special friends that mean so much to us.  This is your opportunity to tell us and show us all about them and to document those memories.

Here is mine for inspiration...

These two right here are so good for my soul and deserve to be documented!  I can always count on them being there for me! 

For this layout I used the Best Friends collection by PhotoPlay.  Perfect, right?  I just love the happy, bright colors.  Describes my layout and my friendship to a tee!  I added some misc cursive titles from my stash for balance and you can never go wrong with simple white cardstock strips for journaling.  I'm a sucker for grid designs and I love how this turned out. 

Now it's your turn!  There are so many possibilities with this challenge.  Please be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win some goodies.  Oh, and be sure to include YOU in a photo!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy scrapping

Tracy

Home Fitness

 Hello friends and happy August!

Wow!  This summer is moving by so quickly.

We have a new challenge up and waiting for you at Challenge YOUrself.  This month the theme is "self care".  Please create a layout showing us what you do for self care.  

For me... my home fitness routine is self care.

Ever since my gym closed during the pandemic, I got myself used to a home fitness routine that I absolutely LOVE!  Because of it, I feel amazing!!  It's very important to me to get my workouts in regardless of my day. 

For this layout I used all things from my stash.  I fussy cut the row of street buildings.  I felt it perfect for that "home" feeling.  As for the rest ... I'm sorry I have no product description.  I've been stash bashing and I did not save info from this this bash.  Nonetheless, I love the turnout!

Now it's your turn!  Tell us what you do for self care.  We all have something.  Remember to include YOU in a photo, that's a must, and be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping

Tracy

Your Day

 Hello scrappy friends and happy July!

Happy Birthday America

It's a new month so you know what that means?  A new challenge is waiting for you at Challenge YOUrself.  This month it's all about shapes.  We want you to create a layout using a shape as your vocal point.

Here is my take... I used the tag shape.

On this day we celebrated my honey on his 65th birthday.  It was still during the quarantine times so I was very grateful to have us all together.

For this layout I used an aray of product from my stash.  The tags are from Cosmo Cricket (2013).  The background paper is from Crate Paper (2013) with some misc embellishments and letter stickers from my stash as well.  

I'm happy with my outcome.  The colors, the design, the photos... they all flow very well together.

Now it's your turn!  Go pick your shape and get to work.  So many possibilities with this challenge.  Remember to include YOU in a photo, that's a must!  Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself as well, for your chance to win some goodies!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy scrapping

Tracy

Adventure

 Hello friends!

I'm here today to share a new layout created for this month's challenge at Challenge YOUrself.  It's all about washy tape!!  Who doesn't have loads of washy just waiting to be used?  Well, this is your chance.

Here is my design...

I just love the adventures that me and my honey go on.  Camel riding along the ocean in Cabo was one of my favorites.  

For this layout I used the variety set of washy tape by My Mind's Eye from the Cut & Paste collection.  The colors match perfect with my photo and I love how it turned out!  All of the strips you see are pieces of washy so most of my layout solely consists of washy tape.  So many possibilities with this challenge.

Now it's your turn!  Get creative with all that washy tape sitting in a drawer.  Be sure to include YOU in a photo and to share it with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win a fun prize!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I look forward to seeing your layout.

Happy Scrapping

Tracy

VOTE VOTE VOTE

 Hello scrappy friends and happy May!

We've go a new challenge posted at Challenge YOUrself.  This month we'd like you to put "your best face forward." You can interpret the theme in many ways, for example, you can create a layout with you wearing your favorite mask, showing off your mask collection, or just showing off your best side, etc...

Here is my take.

Just me, wearing a disposable quarantine mask, doing my part.  I consider this my "best face forward" for 2020. I took full advantage of the early voting that was being offered.  I was lucky enough to hit the right timing going in and only had a couple people in front of me.  However, it was a different story coming out. 

 For this layout I used the Sweet Liberty paper collection by Echo Park.  I also added some coordinating stickers by Bella Blvd, along with some misc bling.  It all came together fairly quickly and I love the turn out!

Now it's your turn!  Show us your "best face forward" layout and be sure to share it with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance at a fun prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping

Tracy

You Are My SonShine

 Hello friends!!

It's a new month so that means a new challenge is up and ready for you to tackle at Challenge YOUrself.  We've got a fun and challenging one this time.  

Alphabet Soup!

What is that you ask?  

We want you to choose a letter from the alphabet and use it to complete your layout.  For example, if you chose "P"... use paints, pearls, etc. and/or a title that starts with "P".  You get the idea, right?  

Here is mine for inspiration...

I chose the letter "S" and I applied...

- Sunburst stencil

- Stitching

- Stickles

-Stamping (date)

- "S" title

- Simple Stories Paper Collection

This is my son and he will forever be my "son"shine.  I used too sing that song to him as a child all the time.  Switching up words making it our own.  I just love this photo of us.  It's an older one but still a beautiful memory of us on Mother's Day.

For this layout I used the So Happy Together collection by Simple Stories.  The colors and prints are perfect for a boy layout. It's been forever since I used a stencil.  I have tons actually so I need to start getting them out more.

 

Okay, now it's your turn!  Think about what letter you'd like to use and create a layout with it.  Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win a fun prize!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Scrappin'

Tracy

My Name Is...

 Happy March!!

Ahh, just hearing the word March makes me feel good... knowing that spring is right around the corner.  I'm so ready for warmer weather and it is slowly arriving.

With it being a new month that means a new challenge has been posted at Challenge YOUrself.  This one is all about YOU.  We want you to tell us about yourself.  Here is mine for inspiration...

This challenge is also a great opportunity to take that perfect selfie or to use that favorite one that you've been hoarding.  I used one that I have been hoarding.  Ha!  I think it's perfect at showing my personality.

For this layout I stumbled upon some papers from Pinkfresh in an older Hip Kit Club scrapbook kit, one of which I used to fussy cut the flowers and leaves.  The embellishments are just misc picks from my stash.  It all came together fairly easy and I'm happy with my turnout, however, all the white space is a tough one for me.  Something I'm trying to be okay with.  At times less is more, right?

Now it's your turn!  Go create a "YOU" layout and tell us all about yourself.  Be sure to share it with us at Challenge YOUrself for a chance to win a fun prize. 

 Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping.

Tracy

Grandchildren - A Love Like No Other

 Hello, hello and happy February!

With it being a new month we've got a new challenge posted at Challenge YOUrself.  Since February is the month of love our theme is... yep, you guessed it!  LOVE.

  

How do you celebrate love?  

Whether it be about somebody you love or something you love, we want to see it created into a layout.  

Here is mine for inspiration...

Grandchildren is how I celebrate love.  I'm a proud Grammie of five and I absolutely love it!!  I can't quite explain the feeling I get when I'm with them, however, the love that is generated is overwhelming!

For this layout I used my January 2020 Hip Kit Club kit.  The papers and embellishments are by Pinkfresh - My Favorite Story collection.  The large quotes are cut from a patterned paper and colored in with marker, then placed together to form the quotes.  It was a great way to cover up that dead space.

Now it's your turn!  Go have some with it and don't forget to include YOU in a photo, that's a must. Give Challenge YOUrself a visit for all the challenge details and for tons of inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping!

Tracy

Hustle Chicago

 Happy, happy New Year!

Goodbye to 2020... and hello to 2021!  

Let's hope for some "back to normal" way of life soon.  

I do hope that you are all staying healthy and safe.

With a new month upon us it's time to get creative with a new challenge posted at Challenge YOUrself.  This month we want to see your most favorite memory of 2020.  

My favorite memory was instant and one of the most accomplished feelings I've ever encountered.

Hustle Chicago - climbing 94 floors in 26.06 minutes.

  

I trained for 3 months prior on the stairmaster, climbing stair after stair after stair... which totally paid off!  My goal was to complete in under 30 minutes.  I conquered that goal and I'm so proud of myself!  Check mark off my bucket list.  I still get a high from the memory!

For this layout I used an older 2016 collection Healthy Hello Soup by Jillibean Soup.  I've been doing some stash bashing as well, so that explains the older products. As for the design, meh.  I decided to go outside of my box and work with a large photo by creating an 8x10 collage so I could fit multiple photos into my layout.  Let's just say this wasn't what I had in mind but this is just what it morphed into. 

Now it's your turn.  What favorite memory of 2020 pops into your mind?  This is your chance to turn it into a layout.  Go have some fun with it!  Be sure to share it with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win some fun goodies.  Also be sure to include YOU in a photo, that's a must.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy Scrapping!

Tracy